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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

7 Eat’n Park Ordering Hacks to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck

Want to get the most out of your order? Of course you do! Try these Eat’n Park ordering hacks during your next visit. 

1. Download our app.  

App users often receive exclusive deals you can’t get anywhere else! Pro-tip: Always have our app downloaded so you never miss a discount! 

2. Rise and shine...and SAVE on the Original Breakfast Smile, Griddle Smile, and Super Griddle Smile weekdays from 7-11AM. 

Get your favorite combination of eggs, breakfast meat, griddle items, home fries, fruit, and toast! So many combinations with SO much to enjoy!  

3. Order the Salad Bar and a kid 10 and under can enjoy it for $7.49.  

Plus, kids 3 and under eat from the Salad Bar for free! It’s a great way to feed the whole family (and to make sure they get their veggies!).    

4. Add the Salad Bar in place of your side for $3.99! 

Torn between ordering the Eat’n Park Salad Bar and another delicious Eat’n Park meal? Why not choose both! When you order a dinner, like a Whale of a Cod or Chicken Bruschetta dinner, add the Salad Bar as your side for $3.99! 

5. Enjoy our Senior Salad Bar from 2 to 5PM on weekdays for guests 55 and up. 

We also have a Senior Super Griddle Smile weekdays from 7 to 11AM for just $9.99, available when you dine in. 

6. Bundle a burger with French fries and a fountain drink or milkshake and SAVE! 

Instead of ordering each item separately, make it a meal deal to save! 

7. When you order an entrée, you get two sides of your choice automatically. 

Yep, choose between soup, apple sauce, a baked potato, and MUCH, MUCH more — at no additional cost!  

Visit our Deals Page for specials and to learn how to get the most out of your order! 

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Monday, August 26, 2024

Evolution of Eat'n Park Desserts

Can you imagine life without Eat’n Park desserts? It’s just not as sweet (or delicious)! For decades, we've been honored to be your dessert destination after high school football games, movies, shows, and more!  

And our desserts have evolved over the years, starting with our Strawberry Pie that our founder’s daughter, Claire Moore, perfected in her Scott Township kitchen in 1954!  

Filled with two pints of strawberries, Strawberry Pie was monumental for a variety of reasons, but one of them includes Eat’n Park being one of the first places to ever receive fresh strawberries by air freight. In 1962, the Strawberry Pie was served in the winter by shipping strawberries from Plant City, Florida.   


Along with Strawberry Pie, we’ve had plenty of desserts and sweets since we opened in 1949 — milkshakes, sundaes, Grilled Stickies, you name it! — but it wasn’t until 1986 that we introduced our bakery.


Yep, for the first time, you could take Eat’n Park bakery items to go from our bakery case, including pies like Lemon Meringue, Apple, and more!  

We also introduced another game-changing bakery item in 1986...our Smiley Cookie! Then-CEO Jim Broadhurst enjoyed a similar sweet treat as a boy in his hometown of Titusville and decided to bring that taste of nostalgia to Eat’n Park restaurants. 


Since 1986, every child who visits Eat’n Park leaves with a FREE Smiley Cookie, and today we offer a variety of Smiley styles, including Bunny Cookies, Reindeer Cookies, and more!  

Celebrate 75 years of Eat’n Park and desserts when you take a bite into one of our sweet treats.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Team Smiley 2024, Signing off!

Hello, everyone! Team Smiley 2024 is officially signing off! 

This summer was filled with countless smiles, laughs, and memories. Thank you for keeping up with us on Team Smiley’s Instagram @enpteamsmiley! These past few months have been such an amazing experience, and this internship is one that is truly unlike any other. 

With over 1,300 miles traveled (about half the width of the United States), 34,000 Smiley Cookies distributed, and an infinite amount of Smiles shared, we have certainly kept ourselves busy! Every single event we traveled to had an impact on our community in a special way, and we wouldn’t trade it for the world! The amount of people we met at new places we discovered in the Pittsburgh area is something we will carry with us in our careers! 

With countless memories and lessons learned, here are a few of our most invaluable takeaways from our Team Smiley 2024 experience! 

Seeing your smiling faces when receiving or decorating a Smiley Cookie is an image we will never leave behind! Knowing we brought so many people happiness touched our hearts. 

Being on Team Smiley this summer was also extra special because we were able to contribute to the 75th anniversary celebrations! We brought the Cookie Cruiser to special 75th anniversary partnerships, including the Eat’n Park takeover at the Pirates Game, the Heinz History Center Kids Free weekend, and the Carnegie Science Center’s new Pixar exhibit sponsored by Eat’n Park. The celebrations never stopped all summer, and we were so glad to play a part in creating Smiles!

We were so appreciative of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group for giving us the opportunity to work both in and out of the office. This internship meant so much more than being stuck behind a desk because of our ability to work independently at our Cookie Cruiser events. 

Continuing this gratefulness, our Cookie Cruiser events brought us even closer to our hometown, Pittsburgh, PA. As we traveled with cookies and smiles across the region, we discovered the city has a lot of wonderful qualities, more than we ever knew! Without our internship with Eat’n Park, we might have never reignited our passion for the City of Pittsburgh! 

Last, but certainly not least, we are taking our friendship far beyond our Team Smiley internship days. Spending the summer together created some of the best memories we've ever had! Without our camaraderie and strong connection, this internship might not have been as unbelievably successful and rewarding. Our greatest advice to future Team Smiley interns is to appreciate those around you and make genuine connections whenever the opportunity presents itself. Making memories is one thing but making them with your best friends is the greatest feeling in the world.

Thank you all for following along with us this summer! 

Team Smiley 2024 Signing Off! Eat’n Park forever! 

- Olivia, Sarah, Katie, Emma, and Bre 

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Our Labor Day Brunch Buffet

Have Labor Day 2024 off? Join us at select Eat’n Park locations for our Labor Day Holiday Breakfast Buffet on Monday, September 2 from 8-11AM. Enjoy mini waffles, fruit, breakfast meat, and more for $14.99, and kids can enjoy the buffet, too, for $8.99. Choose from these select Eat’n Park locations and bring your family and friends to our Labor Day Holiday Breakfast Buffet!  

  • Altoona
  • Austintown, OH
  • Banksville
  • Belle Vernon
  • Bethel Park
  • Butler (Clearview Mall)
  • Butler
  • Canonsburg
  • Center Twp.
  • Chippewa
  • Dubois
  • Erie
  • Greensburg
  • Grove City
  • Hampton Twp.
  • Hermitage
  • Indiana
  • Johnstown
  • Latrobe
  • McKnight (Northbound)
  • Monroeville
  • North Huntingdon
  • North Versailles
  • Pittsburgh Mills
  • Robinson
  • Shaler (Etna)
  • Somerset
  • South Hills
  • St. Clairsville, OH
  • Uniontown
  • Warren, OH
  • Water Works (Fox Chapel)
  • Waterfront
  • Westmont
  • Whitehall

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Where to Eat with Kids? Eat’n Park, Of Course!

Eat’n Park’s the Place for Smiles, but it’s also the place for families! In fact, Eat'n Park is proud to frequently be named one of the best kid-friendly restaurants according to guests!  

Our history as a kid-friendly restaurant dates back decades. In fact, Mister Rogers himself helped influence our efforts to welcome kids, as few restaurants in the country were tailored to families before Eat’n Park. 

Here are a few ways we make our restaurant the Place for Kids! 


$3.99 Kids’ Meals 

Looking for kids’ value meals that won’t break the bank? Eat’n Park’s got you covered! All kids 10 and under enjoy our kids' menu for just $3.99, including meals like Mac’n Cheese, Spaghetti, Cheese Quesadilla, and more! 

Easy Takeout for Families on the Go 

Sometimes family schedules make it challenging to eat dinner together. When that happens, don’t search “takeout near me” — just head straight to Eat’n Park instead! All you have to do is place an order online or on our app and then pick up your order via our lobby shelves, or at select locations, curbside pickup or our Pickup Window! Don’t feel like driving? Have Eat’n Park delivered straight to your door via DoorDash and UberEats! 

Every Kid Leaves with a Free Smiley Cookie 

It’s a tradition that dates back to 1986! Yep, every kid leaves with a FREE Smiley Cookie —  the perfect treat to cap off an Eat’n Park visit!  

History of Smiley Cookie 

For more than 50 years, the bakers at Warner’s Bakery would awaken Titusville residents, like a little boy named Jim Broadhurst, with the sweet smell of morning pastries, including a special sugar cookie adorned with a colorful, smiling face. Jim would grow up to become CEO of Eat’n Park Restaurants, but he never forgot about that cookie.  

In 1986, with the blessing of Ellsworth Warner at Warner’s Bakery, Jim obtained the rights for Eat’n Park to create a Smiley Cookie inspired by the Warner’s Bakery cookie, without being an exact replica. Jim wanted guests of all ages to experience the sweet, simple taste of his go-to childhood snack. From then on, all Eat’n Park restaurants would serve Smiley Cookies and all children would receive a free Smile with their meal.  

Plan your visit to Eat’n Park today!  

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Monday, August 12, 2024

Get Ready for Back to School at Eat’n Park

Ready for another school year to begin? As you and your family head back to school this season, don’t forget to make time to eat in between practices, appointments, and everything else you’ve got going on in your busy schedule! Let Eat’n Park help you stay fueled this fall! 


Save on our Soup Salad & Fruit Bar 

Looking to save some money? When you purchase our Soup, Salad, & Fruit Bar, all kids ages 3 and under enjoy the Salad Bar for free and all kids ages 10 and under eat for $6.99! Make sure they get their fill of fruits and veggies and save! 

$3.99 Kids’ Meals 

Not only do we offer $3.99 kids’ meals for kids 10 and under who order off our kids’ menu, but we also have a brand-new kids’ menu, with delicious menu items sure to bring a Smile to any child’s face, like our Jr. Superburger, Cheese Quesadilla, and more! And of course, every kid leaves with a FREE Smiley Cookie, a tradition that dates back nearly four decades!

Stock Up on Gift Cards 

You never know when you might need a gift card for someone! Our gift cards make great first day teacher gifts, treats for coaches, or any other reason to spread joy this season!  

Easy Takeout for Families

Don’t have time to sit down when getting the kids ready for back to school? Take it to go! Order your favorite Eat’n Park menu items online through our app or website for pickup via our lobby shelves, or at select locations, curbside pickup or our Pickup Window.   

Eat'n Park wishes everyone a safe and healthy back-to-school season!  

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Color to Win with Daniel Tiger and Smiley!

Color to Win an Exclusive Prize Pack!

What could be more fun than using your imagination to color the Neighborhood of Make-Believe with Daniel Tiger? Adding SMILEY of course!   

From now through September 2, when you stop in at your local Eat’n Park for $3.99 kids’ meals, pick up a Daniel Tiger and Smiley coloring sheet for a chance at an exclusive prize pack! The two-sided coloring sheet features Smiley on one side and Daniel Tiger and his friends on the other.  

Kids can color the sheet while they dine and turn it in at the end of the meal or take the coloring sheet to go to bring back later before the deadline. 

Five artists’ *work will be chosen to receive a prize pack! 

*Note: Artwork will not be returned to artist.  

Find an Eat’n Park location near you and color to win today!  

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